Classical Studies 2200 Lecture : Ancient Greek Athletics.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

Took place 2nd full moon after summer solstice (aug 9, in 300bc) Not much left for reconstruction: preparation. Elis controlled olympia and supervised its games. An old gymnasion (place for training for olympia) Plethron 100 footer (where judges match wrestlers by age/ability) There"s a second smaller gymnasion it is called square because of its shape. Wrestlers/boxers practice: theres a road that leads to baths & other leads to. A third gymnasion reserved for young men (epheboi) throughout the olympic festival: this gymnasion is also the council house (bouleuterion) Judges (hellanodikaion )elected 10 months prior to festival by. 10 judges elected: nomophylakes ( guardians of the law ) instruct them of their duties. Aonothettes (sponsor) pays out of his own money. Split into subcommittees (horse races, footraces etc. ) Ekecheria (50 member boule) - announcement where participants given a month to arrive at games (or they"re flogged), safely no matter what (broadcasted by heralds or spondophoroi truce bearers, and somethings theoroi envoys)